Easter 2018 Brunches and Dinners in Phoenix and Scottsdale

Scottsdale and Phoenix Easter Brunch Celebrations

In 2018 Easter is Sunday, April 1. Unless otherwise stated, all these special Easter meals take place on that day. If you are looking for a restaurant in the Phoenix and Scottsdale area where you can enjoy an Easter brunch or dinner, one of these restaurants will be happy to host you.

Most of these brunches, but not all, are buffets. Some offer an à la carte menu or a prix-fixe brunch.

Restaurants are listed here in no particular order.

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Some of these restaurants have Easter activities for the kids. They may also have special pricing for children's meals.

Resort casual attire will be appropriate at most of these restaurants. If you intend to wear a tee shirt and shorts to Easter brunch, call first.

Discounts or coupons are not usually accepted on Easter Sunday. Call to verify.

Reservations are required. Some restaurants may require prepayment and have a cancellation fee for no-shows.

Unless otherwise stated, beverages, tax, and gratuity are not included in the mentioned prices.

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The annual Easter buffet will be served from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. A “Seafood & Raw Bar” will highlight poached shrimp, scallop escabeche and east and west coast oysters with traditional condiments. Enjoy a “brunch on a bagel” bar with assorted bagels, house cured and smoked salmon, smoked trout, salmon roe spread, additional accouterments and housemade jams. Fruit, bakery and salad offerings include an almond joy cereal parfait, zucchini bread, bear claws, green lentils with roasted carrots and turmeric-spiced roasted cauliflower. Guests can enjoy multiple made-to-order options this year including a custom-made omelet filled with their choice of ham, chorizo, lump crab, mushrooms, cheddar cheese and more or a custom-made waffle benedict with poached eggs and warm crab salad. A carving station will feature slow-roasted prime rib, cinnamon and cayenne roasted leg of lamb and maple-rosemary glazed ham. Sweet treats like a cherry oat crisp, lemon meringue tart and a made-to-order aebleskiver (Danish stuffed pancake) station will be featured on the dessert buffet. Price includes coffee, juice, tea, soft drinks as well as a complimentary Bellini or Bloody Mary for the adults. Reservations are required, and there is a 48-hour cancellation policy.

Proof will offer a brunch buffet from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you prefer to order à la carte, start with sweet pea and carrot soup with Dungeness crab. For the main course, enjoy a choice of beer-braised lamb shank with cannellini beans and walnut gremolata or seared jumbo scallops with sausage-wrapped scotch egg and Meyer lemon. Finish the meal with a lemon strawberry swirl cheesecake with strawberry rhubarb preserves. The Easter dinner will be available starting at 4 p.m. The regular dinner menu will also be available.

Easter baskets will be available for purchase for Resort guests and locals. The baskets will be available Easter week and will be personalized with the child’s name. Items included in the baskets include a vintage toy, housemade 7-inch Valrhona chocolate bunny, marshmallows, caramel “bunny bait” popcorn, malted robin eggs, gourmet jelly beans and cheddar bunny-shaped crackers. The cost is $64, and the baskets can be picked up starting April 14 for local residents or will be delivered to the guest room at a time of the guest's choosing for those staying on property.

SWB at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa

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The Easter Celebration features a brunch buffet in SWB with a variety of favorites like Omelets made-to-order, Southwestern Eggs Florentine, Brioche French Toast, Soups and assorted Salads, Alaskan King Crab Legs, Jumbo Shrimp, Mussels, Smoked Scottish Salmon with traditional accompaniments, assorted sushi, pastas, Bone-In Virginia Ham, Prime Rib of Beef, and Whole Fillet Salmon from the Carving Station, topped off with a lavish Viennese Dessert Table. Children’s buffet. Easter Brunch will be served from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet a live bunny, see Mr. and Mrs. Cottontail “hop” around the resort, petting zoo, live music.

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For the appetizer course, guests can choose between menu items such as Spring Mushroom Bisque or Kale Salad with Toasted Almonds. Guests can then select from a range of items for their main course, including Bone-In Dry Aged NY Strip with Fried Egg and Shrimp and Grits. Brunch concludes with dessert choices such as Classic Crème Brûlée, or Flourless Chocolate Espresso Cake. Children can look forward to enjoying classics such as Chicken Fingers, Mac ‘N’ Cheese, Miniature Cheeseburger, French Toast or Scrambled Eggs with Cheese followed by ice cream. Also serving the à la carte dinner menu all day.

Organ Stop Pizza

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A relaxing and family-friendly lunch and concert on the Mighty Wurlitzer at Organ Stop Pizza serving from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Doors open at 11:15, show starts at 11:45. All-you-can-eat pizza and salad plus unlimited soft drinks. Alcoholic beverages and ice cream available for additional charge. Tickets are available online or you can purchase them in the restaurant gift shop. Advance ticket purchase is required, the event sells out.

The Farm at South Mountain

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This Farm brunch experience begins with an assortment of Freshly Baked Pastries, including Pecan Caramel Buns, Coffee Cakes & Danish served with Whipped Butter & Homemade Preserves. Next enjoy Creamy Vanilla Yogurt with a Variety of toppings including Housemade Granola, Fresh Berries & Shredded Coconut. Heartier dishes offered include The Farm’s Famous Pecan French Toast; Twice-Cooked Challah with Pecan-Honey Glaze Caramelized Bananas & Maple Syrup, Scrambled Eggs topped with Cheddar Cheese served with Sautéed Vegetables & Roasted Tomato Salsa, sides of Applewood Smoked Bacon and Farm Sausage. For a lighter choice, enjoy the Kale & Quinoa Salad with Toasted Pecan Pieces, Feta, Dried Fruits, Lemon Vinaigrette or the Caprese Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Mozzarella with Farm Basil Drizzled with Olive Oil & Fresh Cracked Pepper. The Easter Bunny will be making an appearance, so bring your camera. After brunch, rent a yard game from The Farm Kitchen, visit the on-site garden and chicken coop, or find a local treasure in the shop. High chairs will not be available. Cancellations will not be accepted after Wednesday, April 12.

Tomaso’s Italian Restaurant

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Tomaso’s will be open for traditional, Italian-i nfluenced Easter lunch and dinner from noon to 9:30 p.m. The Easter Feast Day menu includes: First course: Stuffed zucchini blossom with ricotta and mozzarella; Second course: Pear and pecorino cheese ravioli with butter and sage sauce; Third course: Easter lamb made with potatoes, onions, spring peas, and tomato-lamb stock; Fourth course: Mini cannolis.

Family favorites and à la carte menu items will be available including Osso Buco on risotto ($36) and Seven-layer Lasagna ($25). Reservations are encouraged.

Social Tap Eatery

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Serving Easter brunch from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring savory favorites like the Ranchero Omelet ($11) or healthier fare like the Fruit & Granola ($7). Cheers with a Social Tap Mimosa ($8) or Bacon Bloody Mary ($13). Guests can also enjoy $15 bottles of champagne throughout the day.

A classic full holiday buffet, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., will include a breakfast spread of omelets and eggs prepared to order, almond crusted french toast and traditional eggs Benedict, fresh mixed green salad, chilled poached shrimp, oysters and crab claws, California sea bass, seafood stew, a waffle station and a carving station with herb crusted New York strip and a leg of lamb. Assorted sweets and pastries will also be available. There will be two egg hunts split for ages 2-5 and 6+, one at 10 a.m. and one at 1 p.m.

Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch, A Destination Hotel

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An Easter Hunt Brunch in the Vista Verde Dining Room from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with sparkling wine. To start, a breakfast bar with all the favorite morning sweet and savory items such as made-to-order omelets, a crêpe station, and an array of salads. Entrées offered at the carving station include classics like Herb Roasted Leg of Lamb with Mint Glaze, Prime Rib, Sugar Mustard Glazed Ham and Pineapple Sauce, and Fresh Sea Catch with Lemon Caper Beurre Blanc plus a raw seafood bar with everything from oysters and crab to shrimp and lobster cakes. For dessert, a chef’s selection of sweet delights. Kids will enjoy balloon artists and a carousel on the resort’s picturesque Paradise Park Lawn. Reservations are required. Sales tax and 20% gratuity will be added.

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A three-course Spring Tasting Menu. Guests can choose an item from each of the three courses – starter, main and dessert – along with a beverage of their choice. Items featured on the tasting menu include torched avocado, seasonal garden scramble, and coconut & chia seed flan. True Food Kitchen’s regular brunch menu will also be available on an à la carte basis.

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

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Easter Brunch at the Palomino Ballroom will feature popular selections from Fairmont Scottsdale's four distinctive restaurants: Bourbon Steak, La Hacienda, Ironwood American Kitchen and Toro Latin Restaurant & Rum Bar, desserts from the resort's pastry shop. Easter Brunch will be served from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The price is $95 for adults and $40 for children ages 6 - 12, and includes a complimentary photo with the Easter Bunny and entrance to BunnyLand. Reservations are required. Photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny will be available at brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Easter egg hunts for for hotel and brunch guests will take place on the hour, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Crepe Club

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Fill your Easter basket this year with colorful macarons. The Crepe Club has these bite-sized treats in boxes of 9 and 18, good for the Easter holiday or just to celebrate Spring. Macarons are a French meringue cookie sandwich filled with jam or cream. They can be made in an array of bright colors (just like Easter eggs). Macaron Baskets can be ordered in advance and picked up on Easter Sunday.

Eddie V's

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The three-course brunch menu includes fresh baked cinnamon rolls to share. For the appetizer course, guests can choose between menu items such as thinly-sliced smoked salmon served with capers and picked red onions or crisp fried green tomatoes served with fresh lump crab. Guests can then select from a range of offerings for their main course, including lobster quiche, pan-seared steak and eggs, shrimp and grits, or Alaskan King Crab omelet with three citrus hollandaise. Also serving the à la carte dinner menu all day.

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Opening early at 11 a.m. and offering the full menu on Easter Sunday along with the special Steak Farina entrée. Topped with an egg prepared over easy, enjoy a 12oz bone-in filet cooked to your liking. Other popular dishes include the Raw Bar | Seafood Tower featuring chef’s selection of fresh shellfish items, including Iced Alaskan King Crab Legs, Super Colossal Shrimp, Maine Lobster or Dungeness Crab Cocktail. Responsibly farmed and wet aged 28 days, prime steaks are hand cut in house by a master butcher. Some of the favorites include NY Strip, Bone-in Filet Mignon or Ribeye, Domestic Wagyu Filet, or Bone in KC Strip. Other options for Easter include a braised Bone-in Short Rib with green peppercorn sauce, broiled Heritage Pork Chop, Colorado whole rack of lamb or bone-in veal chop. The entrees are offered along with a large assortment of side dishes and appetizers to choose from including Asparagus Fries, made with vanilla tempura, sea salt and cracked black pepper, served with tomato hollandaise, or the Double Baked Roasted Potato, made with shaved black truffle, fontina and gouda cheeses.

Cholla Prime Steakhouse & LoungeA special prix fixe menu from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The menu will start with a choice of Smoked Salmon with tomatillo lime coulis, lemon and capers or a Mixed Green Salad with spring mix, sliced red onion, blue cheese crumbles, fresh raspberries and citrus honey vinaigrette. The main course is an Herb Roasted Pork Loin with sautéed carrots and a baked potato and dessert is Spiced Carrot Cake with cream cheese and vanilla bean sauce. Each item on the prix fixe menu is also available à la carte. $38 per person

Salt River CaféA traditional Carved Ham Dinner with pineapple glaze topping served with au gratin potatoes and steam asparagus. Also included with the meal is a Fresh Fruit Tart for dessert and a fountain drink, $8.95.

Blue Coyote CaféA three-course menu for $27.96. Start with a choice of soup or house salad. The main course is Rosemary Scented Rack of Lamb with creamy Parmesan risotto, bacon and onion Brussels sprouts, mint pesto and cherry demi-glace. The meal concludes with a Berry Taco with crisp tuille, orange sabayon, and fresh berries.

Wandering Horse BuffetThe buffet brunch will first be served from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the menu includes herb and garlic marinated prime rib, spinach and mushroom stuffed turkey roulade. Bourbon glazed bone-in ham, baked Atlantic salmon, grilled swordfish, eggs benedict, peppercorn crusted slab bacon, assorted sausages, king crab legs, oysters on the half shell, littleneck clams and lobster claws. $59.95 per adult includes a Champagne toast/$19.95 for children 5 -12 years old. Dinner will also be served in the buffet from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will feature slow-roasted N.Y. strip loin, herb & garlic marinated turkey breast, grilled sirloin steaks, Adobo marinated pork ribs, Southwest seafood platter, seafood cioppino over pasta, chilled littleneck clams and mussel, king crab legs and lobster claws as well as an assortment of pastries and desserts. $25.95 per adult includes a Champagne toast/$15 for children 5-12 years old.

Orange SkyOffering its regular menu as well as a holiday-inspired special: Sautéed Halibut and Country Ham Succotash with green chile jam and charred tomato butter, $36. For dessert, Stone Fruit Galette with housemade lemon-mint sherbet will be offered, $9. This restaurant is known for its beautiful valley views.

ARENA Poker RoomA special menu from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. For $16, enjoy three courses, starting with Soup of the Day, a 10-ounce Rib Eye Steak with​ a twice-baked potato and mixed vegetable and concluding with Lemon Raspberry Roulade.

S&V Urban Italian

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9343 E. Shea Blvd., Scottsdale480-451-1850Offering a special “Easter Vine” menu which features a special on mimosas and Bloody Mary’s for $2 each. Entrees include an Italian-style Frittata, Agnello, and Misto Di Mare. These will be offered in addition to the restaurant’s Weekend Vine menu.

Granada Bar and Grill at Embassy Suites by Hilton Scottsdale Resort

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Celebrate with seasonal cuisine and an enticing Bloody Mary bench. The menu features a carving station with Prime Rib and leg of lamb, a choice of seafood including Pastrami Cured Salmon, Pacific Oysters, and Green Lip Mussels, as well as farmers market spring vegetables and a variety of salads. A full breakfast station will feature assorted house-baked pastries and breads, Apple Smoked Bacon, Country Style Sausage, Roasted Red Breakfast Potatoes and Australian Lobster Benedicts. A selection of desserts will include Carrot Cake, Cheesecake, Chocolate Cake, Apple Cake, and flan. Open at 11 a.m.

Beckett's Table

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An Easter dinner with service beginning at 4 p.m. Highlights include Easter deviled eggs dyed with red and gold beets and spinach, complete with carrot gelee, spring peas, and clover. Half-off bottles of Arizona wine will also be offered.

Ko'Sin at Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

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A grand brunch from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate the tradition of making Easter memories. Guests can enjoy a crepe bar, a gourmet omelet station, a variety of cutting board classics, carving stations that include charcoal crusted prime rib, and entrees comprised of rabbit and garbed Pima wheat dumplings. Conclude your dining experience with your choice of sweet treats, among the offerings are lemon meringue tartlets, assorted cupcakes, almond mango mousse,​ a trio of chocolate cake, Tia Maria flan. Indoor and outdoor seating. Reservations are required. For $10 per child, resort and local restaurant guests can participate in the Easter Egg-stravaganza.

Mastro's Steakhouse

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A holiday menu including Maine Lobster Benedict, fluffy Belgian Waffles, and Mastro’s savory Tuna Burger, among other options. Sip on elegant signature cocktails such as the bubbly Peach Bellini or Mastro’s Mojito with fresh mint and lime served tall with a splash of Club Soda. The brunch menu is available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.